France: no to the use of military force in Iraq” “

“Respect for every human life” and “justice are the foundation and condition for peace”, declare the French bishops, in response to the terrorist attacks of recent days and the threat of “an adventure with irreversible consequences”, such as a possible armed attack of the USA on Iraq. In a communiqué of the permanent Council of […]

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Germany: an attack on against religious toleration in Bali” “

Cardinal Karl Lehmann, president of the German Episcopal Conference, and Manfred Kock, president of the Evangelic Church, have condemned the recent terrorist attack on the island of Bali in Indonesia. In a letter to the president of the Indonesian Episcopal Conference, Cardinal Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, Archbishop Lehmann writes as follows: “Words cannot express the grief […]

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Russia: the Franciscans, "we’re victims of a frame-up"” “

“ We’re victims of an operation orchestrated to strike our confreres in Moscow“: that’s the comment of the procurator general of the Franciscan Order of the Friars Minor Conventual, Father Carlo Vecchiato, in a statement released to SirEurope. He was commenting on the episode that has involved the Franciscan community in Moscow in recent days, […]

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Vatican: the Pope proclaims the Year of the Rosary” “

The proclamation of the “Year of the Rosary” and the introduction, in the Marian prayer most widely diffused in the world, of five new “mysteries of light”, linked to salient moments in the public life of Jesus (baptism, wedding feast of Cana, announcement of the Kingdom of God with the invitation to conversion, the transfiguration […]

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Dailies and periodicals” “

The tragic bomb outrage in Bali, in which almost 200 people lost their lives and over 300 were injured, has re-ignited the attention of the main European dailies in the campaign against terrorism and once again raised the spectre of a war against Iraq. The most serious terrorist attack on America, after that on the […]

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EU legislation” “

In the course of last week the following legislative acts and communications, among others, came into force: · Decision 1786/2002/CE of the EP and the Council, of 23/9/2002, which adopts a Community programme of action in the field of public health 2003-2008 (OGEC L 271/1, 9/10/2002).

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European Parliament” “

The European Parliament is meeting in plenary session in Strasbourg from 21 to 24 October 2002. The main points on the agenda are as follows: · Declaration of the Commission – Stability Pact; · Impact of the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union and its future status (rapporteur: Andrew Duff); · Draft directive […]

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Presentation of bids” “

· ENVIRONMENT – Bids for tender for the “ASIA PRO ECO” programme for the reinforcement of environmental dialogue between Europe and Asia. Deadline for the presentation of bids: 8/3/2003 and 17/9/2003. For further information, contact the European Commission, Office of Cooperation EuropeAid, e-mail Europeaid-asia-pro-eco@cec.eu.int, or consult the website http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/asia-pro-eco/index_en.htm (OGEC C 246/22, 12/10/2002); · FOOD […]

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Germany, 5000 projects” “” “

Various Catholic aid organizations, each with its own specific aims, exist in Germany. Under the name “Missio”, the Pontifical Mission-Aid Society coordinates German missionary activity. Founded in Aachen over 160 years ago, it was flanked by a similar institution founded simultaneously in Munich. The twofold structure of Missio is still maintained. Approximately half a million […]

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Switzerland:a voice to Paraguay” “

Various Catholic aid organizations, each with its own specific aims, exist in Germany. Under the name “Missio”, the Pontifical Mission-Aid Society coordinates German missionary activity. Founded in Aachen over 160 years ago, it was flanked by a similar institution founded simultaneously in Munich. The twofold structure of Missio is still maintained. Approximately half a million […]

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